Developers behind ambitious plans to build more than 300 apartments near the city's train station say they are likely to be ready in two years' time - for when 4,000 workers will move into a complex nearby.

Planned in Arkwright Street, the developers want to create 331 apartments, which they say will target professionals.

The 2021 completion date is planned to coincide with the opening of a huge new building called Unity Square, near Nottingham Railway Station, where HM Revenue and Customs staff will relocate from their Castle Meadow site.

Alex Newbold, project manager at the Cassidy Group, said: "The site already has consent for a mixture of 420 student beds and 149 rental apartments, which Cassidy Group is currently in the process of applying for planning permission to amend to an entirely build to rent (BTR) scheme of 331 apartments, including three retail units and 96 secure parking spaces.

"The Arkwright Street site is ideally located for 100 percent BTR scheme as the site is within 100m of the forthcoming new regional headquarters for HMRC and within 135m of the main train and tram station.